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So You Want to Contribute...
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For general information on contributing to OpenStack, please check out the
`contributor guide <https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/>`_ to get started.
It covers all the basics that are common to all OpenStack projects: the accounts
you need, the basics of interacting with our Gerrit review system, how we
communicate as a community, etc.

Below will cover the more project specific information you need to get started
with tempest-stress.

Communication
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* IRC channel ``#openstack-qa`` at OFTC
* Mailing list (prefix subjects with ``[qa]`` for faster responses)
  http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-discuss

Contacting the Core Team
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Please refer to the `tempest-stress Core Team
<https://review.opendev.org/#/admin/groups/1860,members>`_ contacts.

New Feature Planning
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If you want to propose a new feature please read `Feature Proposal Process`_

Task Tracking
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There is no separate task tracking tool for tempest-stress, we track our
tasks in `Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/tempest>`__.

Reporting a Bug
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You found an issue and want to make sure we are aware of it? You can do so on
`Launchpad <https://bugs.launchpad.net/tempest/+filebug>`__. There is no separate
Launchpad for tempest-stress.
More info about Launchpad usage can be found on `OpenStack docs page
<https://docs.openstack.org/contributors/common/task-tracking.html#launchpad>`_

Getting Your Patch Merged
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All changes proposed to the tempest-stress requires single ``Code-Review +2`` votes as minimum from
tempest-stress core reviewers who can approve patch by giving ``Workflow +1`` vote.

Project Team Lead Duties
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All common PTL duties are enumerated in the `PTL guide
<https://docs.openstack.org/project-team-guide/ptl.html>`_.

The Release Process for QA is documented in `QA Release Process
<https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/QA/releases>`_.

.. _Feature Proposal Process: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/QA#Feature_Proposal_.26_Design_discussions
